Key combinations for Passolo

General key combinations

These are the default key combinations. You can assign own key combinations to all commands (see Shortcut Keys)

Ctrl+A Selects all the elements in a list
Ctrl+D Switches between resource displays
Ctrl+F Opens the "Find..." dialog
Ctrl+G In string lists: Jumps to a string with a specific number
Ctrl+H Opens the "Replace..." dialog
Ctrl+Shift+H In source string lists: Toggles the "hide" flag for selected strings
Ctrl+L Edits the filter for the project or text list
Ctrl+M Displays the macro list
Ctrl+N Sets up a new project
Ctrl+O Opens an existing project
Ctrl+Shift+O Displays the list of recently opened projects
Ctrl+R In string lists: Switches to resource view
Ctrl+Shift+R In source string lists: Toggles the "read-only" flag for selected strings
Ctrl+S Saves changes of the current string list.
Ctrl+Shift+S Saves changes in the current project and all text lists.
Ctrl+T In translation lists: Validates the selected string(s)
Ctrl+U In translation lists: Untranslates the selected string(s)
Ctrl+Y In string lists: Repeats the last undone change.
Ctrl+Z In string lists: Undoes the last change.
Ctrl+1 - Ctrl+0 Inserts an entry from the fuzzy translation list in the current string
Ctrl+Shift+1 - Ctrl+Shift+8 Calls the EventHandler OnHotkey1 - OnHotkey8 in the system macro
Alt+5 Switches to the previous loaded project
Alt+6 Switches to the next loaded project
Alt+0 Displays the project window.
Alt+Left In the translation window: Selects the previous tag or previous term
Alt+Right In the translation window: Selects the next tag or next term
Ctrl+Alt+Up In string lists: Switches to the previous resource
Ctrl+Alt+Down In string lists: Switches to the next resource
Ctrl+Page Up In the translation window: Selects the string located one page above
Ctrl+Page Down In the translation window: Selects the string located one page below
Ctrl+Up In the translation window: Selects the previous string
Ctrl+Down In the translation window: Selects the next string
Ctrl+Home In the translation window: Selects the first string in the string list
Ctrl+End In the translation window: Selects the last string in the string list
Ctrl+Tab Switches to the next string list window / the project window
Ctrl+Shift+Tab Switches to the previous string list window / the project window
Enter Opens the selected element
Alt+Enter Displays the properties of the selected element
F1 Calls up the (context sensitive) Passolo help
F2 In string lists: Edits the currently selected string right in the list
F3 Repeats the last search proceeding downwards
Shift+F3 Repeats the last search proceeding upwards
Ctrl+F3 Opens the "Replace..." dialog
Alt+F3 Opens the "Find..." dialog
F4 Jumps to the next error
Shift+F4 Jumps to the previous error
Ctrl+F4 Closes the current string list or project
F5 In the project window: Refreshes the display
Ctrl+F5 Switches on the translation assistant
F7 Starts the spelling checker
Ctrl+F7 Starts the check function for the current resource
Alt+F7 Starts the check function for all the strings in the string list
F8 Pre-translates the currently selected string.
Shift+F8 Performs a concordance search for the currently selected string
Ctrl+F8 Generates the list of fuzzy translations for the currently selected string
F9 In translation lists: Inserts an access key for the current string.
Ctrl+F10 Saves the current translation in a glossary or a translation memory
Ctrl+Shift+F10 Displays the dialog for saving translations in a glossary or a translation memory.
Alt+F11 Calls up the Basic IDE
F12 Jumps to the next bookmark
Shift+F12 Jumps to the previous bookmark
Ctrl+F12 Toggles the bookmark for the current string

Working with the Dialog Editor

Left Moves selected control elements one DLU to the left.
Right Moves selected control elements one DLU to the right.
Up Moves selected control elements one DLU upwards.
Down Moves selected control elements one DLU downwards.
Shift+Left Enlarges the width of the selected control element.
Shift+Right Reduces the width of the selected control element.
Shift+Up Reduces the height of the selected control element.
Shift+Down Enlarges the height of the selected control element.
Ctrl+Left Aligns the selected control elements flush left with the last selected element.
Ctrl+Right Aligns the selected control elements flush right with the last selected element.
Ctrl+Up Aligns the selected control elements flush with the top of the last selected element.
Ctrl+Down Aligns the selected control elements flush with the bottom of the last selected element.
Alt+Right

Distributes the selected control elements horizontally (with equal spacing).

Alt+Down

Distributes the selected control elements vertically (with equal spacing).

Shift+F7

Automatically fits the control element to the size of its contents.

Ctrl+E

Reset size and position of the selected control elements to the values used in the source dialog.

Ctrl+Shift+E

Reset size and position of all control elements in the dialog to the values used in the source dialog.

Ctrl+K

If control groups are defined: Switches to the next group

Working with the Menu Editor

Left Closes the open menu and selects the next main menu
Right Closes the open menu and selects the previous main menu
Up Selects the previous menu item
Down Opens the closed menu and/or selects the next menu item

Working with the Basic IDE

Ctrl+N Creates a new macro
Ctrl+O Loads an existing macro or module from disk
Ctrl+S Saves the current macro or module to disk
Ctrl+P Prints the current macro or module
Ctrl+Z
Ctrl+Backspace
Undoes the last editing action, such as typing text in the Code window
Ctrl+Y Restores the last editing action if no other actions have occurred since the last Undo
Ctrl+X
Shift+Del
Removes the selected text and places it on the Clipboard
Ctrl+C
Ctrl+Ins
Copies the selected text and places it on the Clipboard
Ctrl+V
Shift+Ins
Inserts the contents of the Clipboard at the current location
Delete Deletes the currently selected text
Tab Shifts all the lines in the selection to the next tab stop
Shift+Tab Shifts all the lines in the selection to the previous tab stop
Ctrl+F Searches for specified text in the current macro
Ctrl+R Replaces specified text in the current macro
F3 Finds or replaces the next occurrence of the last entered string
Ctrl+Space Call up AutoComplete for the string being typed
Ctrl+I Shows a popup containing information about the parameters of the selected function or statement
Ctrl+1.. Ctrl+9 Displays the selected macro or module window
Ctrl+A Activates the currently selected macro
F1 Shows the Basic language help for the keyword at the current insertion point
Shift+F1 Lists all the functions of the Basic language

Testing and debugging of macros

Ctrl+G Displays the Immediate window
Ctrl+W Displays the Watch window
Ctrl+T Displays the Call Stack window
F5 Starts or continues running the current macro
Esc Stops running the current macro
F8 Executes to the next line. If the current line is a subroutine, the macro stops on the first line of that subroutine.
Shift+F8 Executes to the next line. If the current line is a subroutine, the macro executes the subroutine completely
Ctrl+F8 Executes to the end the current subroutine or function call
F7 Executes the code up to the current line
F9 Toggles the break point on the current line
Shift+Ctrl+F9 Clears all break points
Shift+F9 Shows the value of the expression under the cursor in the Immediate window
Ctrl+F9 Adds the expression under the cursor to the Watch window

Working with the User Dialog Editor

Delete Deletes the currently selected control
Ctrl+X
Shift+Del
Removes the selected control and places it on the Clipboard
Ctrl+C
Ctrl+Ins
Copies the selected control onto the Clipboard
Ctrl+V
Shift+Ins
Inserts the control on the Clipboard at the current position